MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	294% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 14:21
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 817 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,008 62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 166 Parallax 176 140% 171 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 143 Splatting 107 114% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 711GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1280 974 1003 1000 1002 1004 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,492 Write 2,273 Mixed 1,509 SusWrite 1,044 409% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 80.3 268% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,197 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 1,058 796% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 372%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 492GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 460 464 456 461 465 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 463 Mixed 312 SusWrite 454 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 35.5 105% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 224 201% 304 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 134%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 655GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 141 138 141 137 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 147 Write 142 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 138 177% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.8 206% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 103%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 213GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 76.5 Write 82.2 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 91.5 108% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 59%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 5.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 32.3 Write 36 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 38.1 47% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 1 258% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 106%

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,846x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,330x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,138x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,219x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	998x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,456x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	960x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16